The article discusses the Japanese Ringi method of change (a habitual response automatically applied to most any change which a Japanese organization can make, whether it is in the financial, technological, or human resources areas) and how it can be of value in looking for an improved management process. (Author/BP)

This article presents a study of a key indicator of the validity of the adoptive screening process--the level of agreement among caseworkers in their decision to accept or reject applicants. Ti was found that worker agreement is not as high as desirable. (Author/BW)

The educational audit is suggested for assessing the process of inquiry for reliability and the product of inquiry for absence of bias. The inquiry auditor must review the inquiry processes to determine that they conform to norms of "good professional practice." He must review inquiry products to ensure they can be substantiated from…

THIS NOTE OFFERS A MEANS FOR ANALYZING THE DIFFERENCES IN THE LEVELS OF TWO RATIOS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THOSE RATIOS COME FROM EMPIRICAL DATA. THE PARTICULAR EXAMPLE USED PERTAINS TO WHITE-NONWHITE PERSONAL INCOME DIFFERENTIALS OVER A TIME INTERVAL, BUT IT IS NOTED THAT THIS TYPE ANALYSIS CAN BE USED IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. (HW)

THIS NOTE EXAMINES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AS A SOCIAL INDICATOR AND SUGGESTS A METHODOLOGY FOR DEALING WITH THE INHERENT PROBLEMS. THREE MEASURES OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ARE CONSIDERED FOR THE MODEL--ACCUMULATED EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (AEA), CURRENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (CEA), AND AGGREGATE EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY. THE CEA MEASURE IS USED. THE…

Documents in this bibliography are grouped into fifteen categories under four broad headings. The first heading, health problems, contains documents which cover several aspects of a given type or class of health problems. The categories listed under this heading are: chronic disorders; acute episodes; mental and personality disorders; pregnancy,…

This working paper provides background information for persons interested in occupational data by informing them of the work of the committee, and serves as a basis for discussion of the direction of future work in this area. The current intensive interest in occupations and occupationally classified data, and the increase in the number of…

The Ideal Design of Effective and Logical Systems (IDEALS) project is a program based on the concept of a five-part methodology for designing educational systems. The objectives of the IDEALS concept are to train educational decision makers to use and train others to use IDEALS, and to produce materials and procedures which will permit others to…

This report was a part of the Human Effectiveness Function Allocation Methodology (HEFAM) project, which is attempting to develop a workable cost-effectiveness methodology for man-machine function allocation. Researchers reviewed the cost-effectiveness and function allocation literature, and interviewed engineers, data analysts, programers,…

The method of measuring fugitive dust emission utilized by the Texas Air Control Board is described in this presentation for the 12th Conference on Methods in Air Pollution and Industrial Hygiene Studies, University of Southern California, April, 1971. The measuring procedure, precautions, expected results, and legal acceptance of the method are…

A factor analytic technique was applied to the attentional data from a visual episode presented longitudinally at 6, 13, 25 and 44 months of age. Two factors were identified: an orienting factor, consisting of fixation, cardiac deceleration, and cessation of activity, and an affect factor, consisting of smiling, vocalizing, and cardiac…

This search of the ERIC system, Dissertation Abstracts, and the journal literature yielded 27 documents which review suggested techniques for use in school and at home to increase levels of motivation. (CJ)